Ma Song rituals and morning processions through Phuket Old Town
Sun 11 Oct – Sat 17 Oct · Jui Tui, Bang Neow and Sam Kong shrines, then Thalang Road, Yaowarat Road and Surin Circle Clock Tower, Phuket Town, Phuket · Phuket
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via Thailand Highlights · Checked 4 Oct 2026
About this event
The heart of the festival. From around six in the morning the Ma Song enter a trance at the shrines and undergo the piercings the festival is known for; by 07:30 the procession is moving through the old town, deity palanquins carried between shophouses while firecrackers burst at their feet. Thalang Road and the Clock Tower are the best vantage points. Intense, and not for everyone.
Why we picked it
The images people know Phuket's October by, free to stand and watch on a public street — and dated, rather than a standing attraction.
Free entry
Free to watch from the street; no ticket for the shrine grounds or the procession route.
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